1.   And a House subcommittee voted last week for a small increase in fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles, pickups and minivans.

2.   And it ought to set fuel economy standards that would require manufacturers to reduce the weight of the vehicles.

3.   And the regulations that keep the screws on auto manufacturers to meet overall fuel efficiency standards are under attack, especially in the House.

4.   As an example, one moves the administration could make is imposing higher fuel economy standards on the large and popular sports utility vehicles.

5.   As a senator from Michigan, Abraham was the top recipient of contributions from the auto industry, now preparing for a battle over fuel economy standards.

6.   At least two vehicles now escape both the tax and the fuel standards.

7.   Barton and Tauzin forged a modest but potentially ice-breaking compromise to increase fuel economy standards, while the White House remained silent on the sidelines.

8.   Automakers argue it is not technically feasible to make heavy SUVs meet high fuel efficiency standards.

9.   Automakers whose cars and trucks use alternative fuels gain credit toward meeting federal fuel economy standards, a significant incentive.

10.   Bush has proposed waiting for the results of a review underway by the National Academy of Sciences before making a decision on changing federally-mandated fuel efficiency standards.